Originally Posted by
Oam2.0
Truth be told, each body is different. Some people can tolerate high quantities of carbohydrates and not gain a pound and others need to follow an extremely strict protocol. Intermittent fasting is very popular. I personally have lost about 20 lbs from fasting alone. But some people do better on fasting than others too.
At the end of the day, effective weight-loss strategies are going to be what you can tolerate and keep consistent.
I don't know you, I don't know your body, I don't know your palate or weaknesses. But if I were brand spanking new to the weight-loss game: I'd do the following:
1) Start fasting 16 hours per day. This usually just means skipping breakfast or dinner. Gradually build up the hours you go without food: 16-18-20-24-30-36-40-44-48. There is a lot of evidence which shows a 48 hour fast is very healthy and puts your body into a nice reset. If you keep yourself busy, you hardly even notice it. Once you body goes without food for a certain amount of time, a process called ketosis occurs in which your body switches its primary fuel source from glycogen stored in the liver to fat stored in you adipose cells. This is a very good thing. However, if you don't keep your electrolytes up, you will develop keto-flu which is no fun and it will make you feel crappy. Keto-Flu can be mitigated by making a solution called snake juice where you mix some baking soda, salt, and potassium chloride into some water and drink it. It tastes like watered down skim milk, but isn't so bad and it will keep you from suffering on long fasts. There is a channel on Youtube called Snake Diet where an angry Canadian yells at you and tells you what to do to lose weight. Its hard, but it is effective. Do what he says, and you will lose weight quickly.
2) Assuming you have no allergies to most foods, shift your food choices away from carbs. No potato, no cake, no bread, no pasta etc. Focus on eating only vegetables and meat where 80% of your plate are green veggies and the remaining 20% consists of meat. If you are a vegetarian or vegan, you can substitute nuts for animal proteins.
3)Start doing something to get your body moving. I personally like hiking and swimming. Others like to run or jog, some like to ride a bicycle, hell even a nice gang bang can burn some serious calories. Find something you enjoy doing that gets your heart pumping a little faster than normal and make it a point to do that every day.
There are millions of formulas and diets and techniques and gimmicks and no shortage of fake gurus all too willing to take your money in exchange for cookie cutter advice. But all effective weight-loss strategies involve elements of the 3 things I posted.
Good luck on your journey.